DECONSTRUCTING A COMPLEX OBSIDIAN LANDSCAPE IN NORTHWESTERN PATAGONIA: A GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL APPROACH

MCDONALD, BRANDI LEE; FERNÁNDEZ, MARÍA VICTORIA; BARBERENA, RAMIRO; DELLA NEGRA, CLAUDIA; RUGHINI, AGUSTINA; CORTEGOSO, VALERIA; DURÁN, VICTOR; GLASCOCK, MICHAEL

Buenos Aires

Simposio; 11 th Symposium on Knappable Materials ?From Toolstone to Stone Tools?; 2017

In this presentation we show new field and lab results for the obsidian of northern Neuquén Province (Argentina). These results suggest that the different obsidian types have a highly complex spatial structure encompassing the highlandsto the lowlands, and overlapping in specific areas.